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Fourth Partner Energy, India’s leading distributed solar rooftop energy company announced the commissioning of 8 solar projects with a capacity of 3,116 kWp in the State of Telangana,

The government has approved phase-II of rooftop solar programme with a funding outlay of Rs 118.14 billion for achieving the 40 GW rooftop solar capacity target by FY2022.

After the success of the 750MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar project in Rewa, the Madhya Pradesh government is now aiming to create a new model for success in rooftop solar energy generation.

IKEA’s first store in India will get 800 kWP rooftop solar plant by Hyderabad-based Photon Energy Systems (Photonsolar). Bengaluru and Navi Mumbai will be following Hyderabad’s lead.

Rattan India Group is a business conglomerate with business interests in power generation and finance.

Manoj Gupta, Vice President-Solar Business, Fortum India opines most of the financing received for the renewable energy development comes from the domestic banks. However, with the current level of fund generation, it is difficult to sustain solar energy goals.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) is going against the state government policy of promoting solar power by proposing to levy a surcharge of Rs 1.25 per unit on solar rooftop prosumers.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) is going against the state government policy of promoting solar power by proposing to levy a surcharge of Rs 1.25 per unit on solar rooftop prosumers.